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20-Year Timelapse of the World Trade Center Took 13.3 Million Photos

Earthcam, one of the leaders in long-term timelapse camera systems, has released a new timelapse film that documents the last two decades of the rescue, recovery, and rebuild of New York’s World Trade Center. The September 11 attacks, often simply referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks againt the United States that took place on September 11, 2001. Two hijacked…
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Sigma Unveils 90mm f/2.8 and 24mm f/2 Primes for E- and L-Mounts

Sigma has expanded its series of primes categorized under its I-series line with the 90mm f/2.8 DG DN and the 24mm f/2 DG DN lenses. Both will be available in Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount. Sigma says that both lenses have been designed with the idea of balancing performance with compactness as have all the lenses in the I-series line. The two new primes join the 24mm f/3.5, 35mm f/2, 45mm…
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Facebook and Ray-Ban Launch Smart Glasses with 5MP Cameras

Facebook and Ray-Ban have partnered to release a pair of smart glasses with integrated cameras. Called Ray-Ban Stories, they appear to be Facebook’s answer to Snapchat Spectacles. The sunglasses are built in partnership with Facebook and Ray-Ban’s parent company EssilorLuxottica and are the first product to be produced as a result of a multi-year partnership between the two companies. Ray-Ban…
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Leica Unveils the Q2 ‘007 Edition’ with a Gun Barrel Lens Cap

Leica has announced a new variant of the Q2 camera: the 007 Edition, released to help celebrate the 25th Bond movie, “No Time To Die.” The camera is limited to just 250 copies globally. The base camera of the 007 Edition is the same as the standard Q2, but in typical Leica fashion, much of the aesthetics have been tailored to make this particular model a collector’s item. Each camera will…
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